Alois Wolf

Background

Wolf, Alois was born on September 12, 1929 in Micheldorf, Austria. Son of Gratian and Maria (Hany) Wolf.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Innsbruck, Austria, 1953. Habilitation, University Salzburg, Austria, 1965.

Career

Lecturer University Hull, England, 1955-1957, University Strasbourg, France, 1957-1959. Assistant lecturer University Innsbruck, Austria, 1959-1964, University Salzburg, Austria, 1964-1965. Professor University Kiel, Germany, 1966-1973, University Freiburg, Germany, since 1973.

Carl Schurtz professor Madison, Wisconsin, 1989.

Achievements

• Alois Wolf has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Heldensage und Epos: Zur Konstituierung einer mittelalterlichen volkssprachlichen Gattung im Spannungsfeld von Mündlichkeit und Schriftlichkeit.

Membership

Member Austrian Academy of Sciences, Kulturprieis des Landes Oberosterreich.

Connections

Married Marie-Antoinette Siret, August 20, 1966. Children: Bernadette, David.